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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

two wrongs make a right en · X

Meanings

  1. A logical informal fallacy whereby a wrongful action is justified by the commission of another.
    • “I believe that Texas assaulted democracy and that California is allowed to hit back.” “So sometimes,” [Darshan] Smaaladen concluded, “two wrongs do make a right.” 2025 October 27, Russell Berman, “‘California Is Allowed to Hit Back’”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 04 Nov 2025:

Antonyms

two wrongs don't make a right